Gate-hinge



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0. R. HALE.

GATE HINGE.

No. 366,772. Patented July 19,1887.

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CUTLER RANSALEER HALE, OF MASON CITY, IOVA.

GATE-HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,772, dated July 19, 1887.

Serial No. 227,583. (No mo lcl.)

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Be it known that I, CUTLER RANSALEER HALE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mason City, in the county of Cerro Gordo and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gate-Hinges, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in gate-hinges; and it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure I is a side elevation of a gate provided with my improved hinge, the several parts being shown in their normal positions. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts as they appear when the gate is being lowered, and Fig. 3 is a detail view of my improved hinge.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A A are the gate-posts set in the ground in the usual manner and the proper distance apart.

Bis the gate, composed of the rails b, the end bars, I), and the brace b constructed and connected in any preferred manner. The gate is hung upon the post A by means of the hinges C D. The upper hinge, C, is composed of a staple, c, and an eye, a. The staple is secured to the gate-post,and the eye is secured to the end bar of the gate and encircles the bar of the staple. The lower hinge, D, is of a slightly different construction. It will be observed that the eye 0 of the upper hinge is circular, and that the staple c is composed of a cylindrical bar having its ends bent at right angles and driven into the side of the post. In constructing the lower hinge I employ two studs, (1, secured in the post at a distance apart equal to the distance between the ends of the staple c. In and between these studs I j on rnal a bar, (2, which is rectangular in cross-section, and the eye (1, secured to the end bar of the gate, surrounds this bar (1 and moves vertically therealong in theoperation of the device. The eye d isrectangularin plan view to correspond to the cross-sectional outline of the bar (1. A brake, E, is arranged upon the bar d, just be low the eye (1", and extends under the end bar, I), of the gate. This brake E is not fixedly connected to the bar (1, but slides freely thereon. It is provided with a rectangular opening, through which the bar passes and the edges of which bind against said bar in the operation of the device. The extended por tion 6 of the brakehas its upper surface slightly cutaway, as shown, and the end of the we tended portion is bent up slightly, so that the gate, when acting on the brake, will strike the outer end thereof first and cause the brake thereby to bind firmly against the hinge-bar in an instant.

F is a cord, chain, or rope, which is secured at one end to the brake,near its center. From the brake the operating-rope F passes upward to about the middle of the gate, and is then passed through a staple secured to the end bar of the gate, from which it extends forward or toward the swinging end of the gate, and its end is secured to the gate at any desired point. The vertical portion of the cord should hang loosely in order to secure the proper operation of the device, as will presently appear.

In operation the gate bears upon the extended end or portion a of the brake, pressing it downward, and consequently throwing the other end of the brake up, and causing it to bind against the bar (1 of the hinge. The gate will thus be held at any desired elevation, and small stock will be allowed to pass under the same and be separated from the large stock. It is often found desirable, also, to raise the gate when the ground is covered with snow and ice, and when the hingepost sags, in order to raise the swinging end of the gate out of contact with the ground. In both of theseinstauces my device will be found especially applicable, and will firmly hold the gate at any height to which it may be adjusted.

Then it is desired to raise the gate, the operating-cord F is drawn taut and the gate raised. Elovatin g the gate, it is obvious, takes the weight thereof off the brake, and it at once automatically assumes a horizontal position. The cord F,being taut,will prevent the falling of the brake and will cause it to follow the gate. IVhen the gate has reached the desired height, it is allowed to rest on the brake, when the same will bind against the hinge-bar d and hold the gate, as before stated. In lowering the gate the weight of the same is removed from the brake and the cord F allowed to hang loosely. This will permit the brake to fall of its own weight, and the gate is then lowered upon it. V

Having thus described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with the gate and the hinge gate-post, of the turninghinge-bar secured to the post, an eye surrounding the said hinge-bar and secured to the gate, and a brake sliding freely on the hinge-bar and supporting the end of the gate, as set forth. I

2. The combination, with the gate and the hinge having a rectangular hinge-bar, of the brake surrounding said hinge-bar and supporting the end of the gate, and an operatingcord having its opposite ends secured to the brake and the gate, substantially as set forth.

my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CUTLER RANSALEER HALE.

Witnesses:

SCOTT W. DERRICK, A. R. SALE. 

